Or, you can do as I did and search for the app from your phone. When you search, the Market app offers suggestions based on other people's searches. So, ...
Friday, August 26, 2011
Finding the FEMA app
According to TechCrunch Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) has released an Android app just in time for for Hurricane Irene.You can install the app directly from the Android Market website.
Or, you can do as I did and search for the app from your phone. When you search, the Market app offers suggestions based on other people's searches. So, ...
I know what I was searching for and I found it. I suspect that the other folks who searched weren't as successful, online or off.
Or, you can do as I did and search for the app from your phone. When you search, the Market app offers suggestions based on other people's searches. So, ...
Mashable says old people don't like social media. Old people say, "Get off my Farmvville."
The Pew Internet Project reports that 65% of adults who use the Internet use social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, or (yes, it's still around) MySpace.
That's what their headline said.
But, when Mashable picked up the story, they reported
Mashable went on to say
That's what their headline said.
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| via 65% of online adults use social networking sites | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project |
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| Only 50% of U.S. Adults Use Social Media |
But they’re less than ecstatic about it. In a word cloud that the study made to show responses to the question “What is one word that describes your experience using social networking sites?” The most common answer was a standard “good.”?Pew, however, thought that adults were happier:
Overall, positive responses far outweighed the negative and neutral words that were associated with social networking sites (more than half of the respondents used positive terms). Users repeatedly described their experiences as “fun,” “great,” “interesting” and “convenient.” Less common were superlatives such as “astounding,” “necessity,” and “empowering.”
Hurricane Irene: French toast with cabbage
We've all heard about the French Toast alert level - the urgency with which people buy eggs, bread, and milk when a storm's coming. Added to the French Toast has been the advice to stock up on cabbage -
cash, in the case that ATMs are down because of power or because so many
people have taken out so much cash.
Usually, the French Toast system is used for winter storms, so an August alert is something new. We've had credible information for a week now, indicating that Irene is a serious storm. Not epic, but serious. The folks along U.S. 20 don't need any of this, those who are rebuilding after the June 1st tornado.
We're going about our business, removing loose objects from the back desk With 5-10" of rain the forecast,
some of our neighbors might want to make sure that their gutters are ready for the deluge.
Usually, the French Toast system is used for winter storms, so an August alert is something new. We've had credible information for a week now, indicating that Irene is a serious storm. Not epic, but serious. The folks along U.S. 20 don't need any of this, those who are rebuilding after the June 1st tornado.
We're going about our business, removing loose objects from the back desk With 5-10" of rain the forecast,
some of our neighbors might want to make sure that their gutters are ready for the deluge.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Tech news headline or Pogo dialog?
This morning's GigaOM (one of the very best tech news sites) included a story with this headline:
The headline appears to be in English, but we might need some help.
For those of you who care about such things, Erply, an Estonian software company, is offering products that will allow businesses to collect payments on iPads. The company offers a somewhat traditional attachment (aka dongle) that allows the merchant to read the magnetic strip on credit cards and charge the customer for the purchase.
NFC stands for near-field communications (not the National Football Conference), a newer and sexier feature available on some mobile phones, that allows the customer to pay for products by holding their phone close to a receiver. Payments by mobile phone are more common in Europe and Asia than in the U.S.
But, back to the headline. Here's how reporting was done in the days of Pogo.
The headline appears to be in English, but we might need some help.
For those of you who care about such things, Erply, an Estonian software company, is offering products that will allow businesses to collect payments on iPads. The company offers a somewhat traditional attachment (aka dongle) that allows the merchant to read the magnetic strip on credit cards and charge the customer for the purchase.
NFC stands for near-field communications (not the National Football Conference), a newer and sexier feature available on some mobile phones, that allows the customer to pay for products by holding their phone close to a receiver. Payments by mobile phone are more common in Europe and Asia than in the U.S.
But, back to the headline. Here's how reporting was done in the days of Pogo.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Jobs in suburbia
This is part of a series of jobs offered or sought on craigslist: worcester
If You Have No Fear Of Public Speaking (Worcester)
If you're not afraid of speaking in front of small groups or earning $4,000 a month, please contact us with your resume or work history, contact info, and why you would be a good match for this position. We will contact you within 48 hours. We will have some preliminary questions for you, and then will be scheduling phone interviews within 48 hours of our first conversation. ...
This position is not for students or those who have been unemployed for longer than 1 month. This position requires you to be stable, mature, strong postured, fun and an exceptional communicator. If you feel that these are traits that you possess , then we encourage you to contact us. Thank you! I look forward to connecting with all elligible applicants.Editor's note: emphasis added.
Focus Groups / Taste Tests $50-$250 (Framingham/Boston)
Want to be on Focus group panels / Taste test panels here in Framingham / Boston, you could earn $50-$250 depending on your qualification. We are local Market Research Company that holds Focus Groups / Food Testing Panels almost everyday here in Framingham.
Editor's note: Please hurry. It's raining.
locksmith wanted one job (worcester eastside)
need a locksmith to open my new deadbolt lock $30.00 call rita elderly person worcester
Compensation: $30.00
Female models needed (Worcester county)
Hi everyone jim here, thank you for all the emails and special thanks for the girls who came and test shot!! However i still need more models!! if your interested please send your had shot and a body shot along with what kind of modeling your looking to do and your measurements. Ive been getting special requests for girls with tattoos and piercing. If you have a unique tattoo or pierced area please attach the appropriate photo. Thanks again~
Work from home telemarketer (MA)
Does the sound of making 100 - 150 cold calls a day from home excite you?
Does the thought of hunting down the decision maker to make that killer appointment get your adrenaline pumping?
If so then this is the position for you.
Hiring PT help for an Auburn Mall kiosk. Laid back position! (Auburn MA)
Looking for someone to work at our kiosk 12 to 25 hours per week, very laid back position. Looking to hire and train someone asap, please shoot me an email for more details.
Topical Homeopathic Pain Reliever Business Available
Topical Homeopathic Pain Reliever Business Available
Imagine being the first person in your state to introduce a topical homeopathic pain reliever to health related businesses.
An opportunity like this one does not come along often.
Make $50/hour (Anywhere)
This is a work at home position. Part time or full time.
In order to receive this position you need to call are information call: 555-386-2277 ext. 26097
# Note: all you have to do is call this number anytime during the first of the hour. So if it's 1:30am right now, then you can call at 2am. 3am. 4am. etc. all the way through the day til 10pm, 11pm, 12pm.Editor's note: phone numbers munged for your protection
If you have questions call me DIRECTLY.
Editor's note: We want to apply, but we don't know where you are. There's no such place as Gardener.
Gamestop (Gardener)
We are currently looking for multiple positions to be filled at our location immediately. Retail and or sales experience is a plus but not necessary. We are looking for Game Advisors and Senior Game Advisors (key holders). Flexible hours are a very big plus, nights and weekends are preferred but we will also need weekday shifts filled. Please come in and fill out an application. No resume or application online will be valid or considered. Please do not respond by email they will not be considered. Please come in and fill out an application in store.
- Location: Gardener
- Compensation: TBD
smelling of love and excitement
In Cannery Row, John Steinbeck describes how the locals moved into an old boiler for shelter in rainy weather.
Proving that everything old is new again:
Proving that everything old is new again:
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Crime in suburbia
From The Landmark (subscription required):
[Editor's note: There were 18 suspicious items this week and five lock-outs]
Holden
6:55 a.m. Male sitting in car at end of Greystone Dr.
9:33 a.m. Wild animal call, Redgate Ln.
2:19 p.m. Police remove kids from parking lot, Main St.
4:47 p.m. Group of kids throwing rocks and sticks at each other, Main
St./Boyden Rd.
8:28 p.m. Request for officer to check vehicle parked on field, Salisbury St.
10:30 p.m. Police check on two people at football field, Main St.
8:27 a.m. Person at station for car seat installation, Main St.
11:02 a.m. Several calls and walk-in complaints about protestors in front of post office
11:28 a.m. Kids on bikes hopping over islands in parking lot, senior center, Main St.
4:44 p.m. Loose bulldog causing traffic problems, Highland St.
8:25 p.m. Report of “drag” racing, Lowell Ave.
10:03 a.m. Assist with car seat installation, Main St.
12:46 p.m. Town manager closed library for hour while bat is captured, Highland St.
2:03 p.m. Police assist females with flat tire, Main St.
3:13 p.m. Ten teenagers throwing junk objects in roadway, Woodland/Phillips Rds.
3:18 p.m. Skateboarders at church, Princeton St.
4:54 p.m. Vehicle passed vehicle, party pulled over and argument ensued, Broad St., Jefferson
7:11 p.m. Police assist person locked out of vehicle, Shrewsbury St.
8:49 a.m. Suspicious vehicle in front of house, Wachusett St.
1:27 p.m. Suspicious vehicle with two males, Centerwood Dr.
8:16 p.m. Person stumbling down Main St./ Alpha Rd.
8:50 p.m. Suspicious incident, two Mopeds, Main St.
9:12 p.m. Activity heard, no lights, Reservoir St.
3:15 a.m. Suspicious person going into shed, Edgewood Dr.
4:19 a.m. Suspicious vehicle speeding down the road and pulling into several
driveways, Wachusett St.
9:35 a.m. Person dressed in camouflage walking into the woods with large firearm, Wachusett/Bullard St.
11:18 a.m. Assist with vehicle lockout, Main St.
1:59 p.m. Check on individuals possibly intoxicated, Shrewsbury St.
7:22 p.m. Police check on four youths walking down driveway of business, Princeton St.
9:32 p.m. Police check fields on Main St. for kids
10:08 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, Main St.
11:44 p.m. Barking dog complaint, Holden St.
p.m. Group of kids in front of business, Main St.
9:46 p.m. Music coming from woods, Wachusett St.
11:20 p.m. Loud music, Wachusett St./Blair Dr.
2:17 p.m. Loose horse from farm, Bullard St.
4:38 p.m. Ammunition shot off in area of Moore State Park, Oak and Nanigian Ln.
5:43 p.m. Person at station reports his shrub was dug up and dragged to Davis Hill Rd.
11:51 p.m. Assist citizen looking for Austin, Texas, PD phone number, Pleasant St.
2:20 p.m. Employees from business on strike followed by group of employees they believe may be intoxicated, Pleasant St.
5:37 p.m. Female at station turning in ammunition found in her home, Pleasant St.
9:34 p.m. Suspicious people in the road, Eagle Ln.
5:32 p.m. Suspicious female in all-black clothing taking photos of houses, Davis Hill Rd.
12:32 p.m. Sheet metal screws in road, Pleasant/Grove Sts.
9:11 p.m. Suspicious vehicle at cemetery, Connor Ln. Police find many people attempting to communicate with the deceased
9:32 p.m. Suspicious person wearing hooded sweatshirt at intersection of Hobbs Rd. and Rte.140 N. Person had argument with parents
12:37 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, Ball Hill Rd.
8:59 p.m. Suspicious vehicle parked beside Gates Rd.
11:55 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, Mountain Rd.
2:49 p.m. Two loose dogs, Merriam/E. Princeton Rds.
p.m. Police transport person to home on E. Princeton Rd. from Worcester Rd.
9:16 p.m. Report of loud noise then mailbox found, Beaman Rd.
9:36 p.m. Caller reports mailbox in road, Clearings Way
10:52 p.m. Police report low battery in smoke detector making chirping noises, Radford Rd.
3:03 p.m. Stray cat and kittens on deck of home, Turkey Hill Trl.
4:05 p.m. Police out with citizen with complaint of suspicious activity, Maple Ave.
8:44 p.m. Sick mink, euthanized and head sent to Boston to check for rabies, Pommogussett Rd.
9:22 p.m. Four youths in dark clothing walking in road, Main St.
4:12 p.m. Loud music coming from basketball court, Memorial Dr.
4:55 p.m. Request for assistance with residential lockout, Main St.
7:24 p.m. Three male youths in back yard of abandoned building, Inwood/Birchwood Rds.
8:11 p.m. Group of youths tore down basketball hoop, Male Ave.
Wallet found, Main St.
11:00 a.m. Break-in to vehicle overnight, items taken and mailboxes damaged,
Campbell St.12:21 p.m. Person at station to report theft of
medications, Main St.
5:38 p.m. Gun shots in woods near rail trail
4:08 p.m. Loud music from Pommogussett Rd./Simon Davis Dr. area
4:58 p.m. Request for officer to respond to verbal altercation with neighbor, Simon Davis Dr.
10:30 a.m. A bird, banded on both legs, has been at caller’s home for a week, Gates Rd.
9:56 a.m. Female requesting assistance getting into home, does not have house keys, Patriots Way
1:49 p.m. Two roosters loose in yard, Chace Hill Rd.
9:19 p.m. Motorist reports male lying on side of Clinton Road, not moving. Person was resting from walk from Clinton
11:48 p.m. Report of vehicle with passenger door open beside road for long time, Metropolitan Rd.
9:29 p.m. Bat in home flying from second floor to basement, Meetinghouse
Hill Rd. Neighbor came with net and got bat
8:29 a.m. Loose cows in Lucas Rd.
11:54 a.m. Report of “weird” acting squirrel, doing flips and walking slowly,
Metropolitan Rd.
8:59 a.m. Youth on dirt bike, fled down street to Clinton town line. Lancaster PD advised
10:34 a.m. Report of sick fox near Chocksett Rd.
8:17 p.m. Kittens spotted through hole in fence, Worcester Rd.
8:50 p.m. Complaint about barking dog, Maple St.
10:04 a.m. People going door-to-door handing out flyers, Meetinghouse Hill Rd.
3:29 p.m. Caller found feces in her mailbox, Griffin Rd.
[Editor's note: There were 18 suspicious items this week and five lock-outs]
Holden
Monday -- August 8
2:34 a.m. Male sitting on guardrail with bag, Main St. Person has housing issues6:55 a.m. Male sitting in car at end of Greystone Dr.
9:33 a.m. Wild animal call, Redgate Ln.
2:19 p.m. Police remove kids from parking lot, Main St.
4:47 p.m. Group of kids throwing rocks and sticks at each other, Main
St./Boyden Rd.
8:28 p.m. Request for officer to check vehicle parked on field, Salisbury St.
10:30 p.m. Police check on two people at football field, Main St.
Tuesday -- August 9
1:37 a.m. Group of youths paintballing in neighborhood, Wachusett St.8:27 a.m. Person at station for car seat installation, Main St.
11:02 a.m. Several calls and walk-in complaints about protestors in front of post office
11:28 a.m. Kids on bikes hopping over islands in parking lot, senior center, Main St.
4:44 p.m. Loose bulldog causing traffic problems, Highland St.
8:25 p.m. Report of “drag” racing, Lowell Ave.
Wednesday -- August 10
3:42 a.m. Three or four full trash cans in middle of Manning St.10:03 a.m. Assist with car seat installation, Main St.
12:46 p.m. Town manager closed library for hour while bat is captured, Highland St.
2:03 p.m. Police assist females with flat tire, Main St.
3:13 p.m. Ten teenagers throwing junk objects in roadway, Woodland/Phillips Rds.
3:18 p.m. Skateboarders at church, Princeton St.
4:54 p.m. Vehicle passed vehicle, party pulled over and argument ensued, Broad St., Jefferson
7:11 p.m. Police assist person locked out of vehicle, Shrewsbury St.
Thursday -- August 11
8:27 a.m. Man advising he will be conducting surveillance on Reservoir St.8:49 a.m. Suspicious vehicle in front of house, Wachusett St.
1:27 p.m. Suspicious vehicle with two males, Centerwood Dr.
8:16 p.m. Person stumbling down Main St./ Alpha Rd.
8:50 p.m. Suspicious incident, two Mopeds, Main St.
9:12 p.m. Activity heard, no lights, Reservoir St.
Friday -- August 12
12:27 a.m. White truck speeding up and down Bailey Rd., doing burnouts3:15 a.m. Suspicious person going into shed, Edgewood Dr.
4:19 a.m. Suspicious vehicle speeding down the road and pulling into several
driveways, Wachusett St.
9:35 a.m. Person dressed in camouflage walking into the woods with large firearm, Wachusett/Bullard St.
11:18 a.m. Assist with vehicle lockout, Main St.
1:59 p.m. Check on individuals possibly intoxicated, Shrewsbury St.
7:22 p.m. Police check on four youths walking down driveway of business, Princeton St.
9:32 p.m. Police check fields on Main St. for kids
10:08 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, Main St.
11:44 p.m. Barking dog complaint, Holden St.
Saturday -- August 13
2:42 a.m. Suspicious vehicle in parking lot, Salisbury St.p.m. Group of kids in front of business, Main St.
9:46 p.m. Music coming from woods, Wachusett St.
11:20 p.m. Loud music, Wachusett St./Blair Dr.
Sunday -- August 14
12:23 a.m. Possible gunshots, Twinbrooke Dr.2:17 p.m. Loose horse from farm, Bullard St.
Paxton
Monday -- August 8
2:58 p.m. Person threw beer can out of vehicle window, Pleasant St.4:38 p.m. Ammunition shot off in area of Moore State Park, Oak and Nanigian Ln.
5:43 p.m. Person at station reports his shrub was dug up and dragged to Davis Hill Rd.
Tuesday -- August 9
2:42 p.m. Vehicle lockout, police assist, Pleasant St.Wednesday -- August 10
7:50 a.m. Caller found white dog with black spots with Delaware tags, Boynton Pkwy.11:51 p.m. Assist citizen looking for Austin, Texas, PD phone number, Pleasant St.
Thursday -- August 11
11:01 a.m. Dog barking for long time, Pleasant St.2:20 p.m. Employees from business on strike followed by group of employees they believe may be intoxicated, Pleasant St.
5:37 p.m. Female at station turning in ammunition found in her home, Pleasant St.
9:34 p.m. Suspicious people in the road, Eagle Ln.
Friday -- August 12
5:18 p.m. Stray cat in area has started to bite people and is trying to attack another cat through the window, Bel Arbor Dr.5:32 p.m. Suspicious female in all-black clothing taking photos of houses, Davis Hill Rd.
Saturday -- August 13
6:19 a.m. Suspicious vehicle parked on Suomi St12:32 p.m. Sheet metal screws in road, Pleasant/Grove Sts.
Princeton
Monday -- August 8
4:40 p.m. Request for welfare check on employee that didn’t show up for work, Rocky Pond Rd. Person has moved9:11 p.m. Suspicious vehicle at cemetery, Connor Ln. Police find many people attempting to communicate with the deceased
9:32 p.m. Suspicious person wearing hooded sweatshirt at intersection of Hobbs Rd. and Rte.140 N. Person had argument with parents
Tuesday -- August 9
10:44 a.m.911 abandoned call, Mountain Rd. School group spoken to about phone use12:37 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, Ball Hill Rd.
Wednesday -- August 10
12:54 p.m. Several TVs and computer monitors dumped near brook on dirt section of Houghton Rd.8:59 p.m. Suspicious vehicle parked beside Gates Rd.
Thursday -- August 11
10:07 a.m. Caller reports unleashed dogs chased her while bicycling, Thompson Rd.11:55 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, Mountain Rd.
Friday -- August 12
11:42 a.m. Suspicious motorcycle in driveway, Pine Hill Rd.Saturday -- August 13
p.m. Report that lug nuts on rear tire were loosened, Boylston Ave.2:49 p.m. Two loose dogs, Merriam/E. Princeton Rds.
p.m. Police transport person to home on E. Princeton Rd. from Worcester Rd.
9:16 p.m. Report of loud noise then mailbox found, Beaman Rd.
9:36 p.m. Caller reports mailbox in road, Clearings Way
Sunday -- August 14
11:28 a.m. Police serve immediate threat revocation for person’s driver’s license after finding person sitting in vehicle passenger seat in driveway, Worcester Rd.10:52 p.m. Police report low battery in smoke detector making chirping noises, Radford Rd.
Rutland
Monday -- August 8
8:32 a.m. Shrewsbury PD requests Rutland officer go to home on Sassawanna Rd. and ask person to call them regarding a boat3:03 p.m. Stray cat and kittens on deck of home, Turkey Hill Trl.
4:05 p.m. Police out with citizen with complaint of suspicious activity, Maple Ave.
8:44 p.m. Sick mink, euthanized and head sent to Boston to check for rabies, Pommogussett Rd.
9:22 p.m. Four youths in dark clothing walking in road, Main St.
Tuesday -- August 9
4:54 p.m. Dog in yard attempted to bite person trying to get into house, Peters Ave.Wednesday -- August 10
2:59 P.M. Group of teenagers on roadside mooning cars going by, River Rd.Friday -- August 12
2:36 p.m. Report of health hazard at building where people are removing paint, Main St.4:12 p.m. Loud music coming from basketball court, Memorial Dr.
4:55 p.m. Request for assistance with residential lockout, Main St.
7:24 p.m. Three male youths in back yard of abandoned building, Inwood/Birchwood Rds.
8:11 p.m. Group of youths tore down basketball hoop, Male Ave.
Wallet found, Main St.
Saturday -- August 13
8:44 a.m. Police assist person locked out of vehicle, Main St.11:00 a.m. Break-in to vehicle overnight, items taken and mailboxes damaged,
Campbell St.12:21 p.m. Person at station to report theft of
medications, Main St.
5:38 p.m. Gun shots in woods near rail trail
Sunday -- August 14
4:29 p.m. Gun shots heard near Prison Camp Rd.4:08 p.m. Loud music from Pommogussett Rd./Simon Davis Dr. area
4:58 p.m. Request for officer to respond to verbal altercation with neighbor, Simon Davis Dr.
Sterling
Monday -- August 8
9:52 a.m. Large turtle in Chocksett Rd.10:30 a.m. A bird, banded on both legs, has been at caller’s home for a week, Gates Rd.
Tuesday -- August 9
3:12 a.m. Transport female to Clinton town line9:56 a.m. Female requesting assistance getting into home, does not have house keys, Patriots Way
1:49 p.m. Two roosters loose in yard, Chace Hill Rd.
9:19 p.m. Motorist reports male lying on side of Clinton Road, not moving. Person was resting from walk from Clinton
11:48 p.m. Report of vehicle with passenger door open beside road for long time, Metropolitan Rd.
Wednesday -- August 10
9:26 a.m. Vandalism by BB gun pellet, broken window in house, Laurelwood Rd.9:29 p.m. Bat in home flying from second floor to basement, Meetinghouse
Hill Rd. Neighbor came with net and got bat
Thursday -- August 11
12:22 a.m. Truck in yard, putting lights on and off, Pratts Jct. Rd.8:29 a.m. Loose cows in Lucas Rd.
11:54 a.m. Report of “weird” acting squirrel, doing flips and walking slowly,
Metropolitan Rd.
Friday -- August 12
12:10 a.m. Suspicious vehicle outside home, James Rd.8:59 a.m. Youth on dirt bike, fled down street to Clinton town line. Lancaster PD advised
10:34 a.m. Report of sick fox near Chocksett Rd.
8:17 p.m. Kittens spotted through hole in fence, Worcester Rd.
8:50 p.m. Complaint about barking dog, Maple St.
Saturday -- August 13
1:13 a.m. Several youths hanging around house and running around development, Patriots Way10:04 a.m. People going door-to-door handing out flyers, Meetinghouse Hill Rd.
3:29 p.m. Caller found feces in her mailbox, Griffin Rd.
Crime in suburbia
From The Landmark (subscription required):
[Editor's note: There were 18 suspicious items this week and five lock-outs]
Holden
6:55 a.m. Male sitting in car at end of Greystone Dr.
9:33 a.m. Wild animal call, Redgate Ln.
2:19 p.m. Police remove kids from parking lot, Main St.
4:47 p.m. Group of kids throwing rocks and sticks at each other, Main
St./Boyden Rd.
8:28 p.m. Request for officer to check vehicle parked on field, Salisbury St.
10:30 p.m. Police check on two people at football field, Main St.
8:27 a.m. Person at station for car seat installation, Main St.
11:02 a.m. Several calls and walk-in complaints about protestors in front of post office
11:28 a.m. Kids on bikes hopping over islands in parking lot, senior center, Main St.
4:44 p.m. Loose bulldog causing traffic problems, Highland St.
8:25 p.m. Report of “drag” racing, Lowell Ave.
10:03 a.m. Assist with car seat installation, Main St.
12:46 p.m. Town manager closed library for hour while bat is captured, Highland St.
2:03 p.m. Police assist females with flat tire, Main St.
3:13 p.m. Ten teenagers throwing junk objects in roadway, Woodland/Phillips Rds.
3:18 p.m. Skateboarders at church, Princeton St.
4:54 p.m. Vehicle passed vehicle, party pulled over and argument ensued, Broad St., Jefferson
7:11 p.m. Police assist person locked out of vehicle, Shrewsbury St.
8:49 a.m. Suspicious vehicle in front of house, Wachusett St.
1:27 p.m. Suspicious vehicle with two males, Centerwood Dr.
8:16 p.m. Person stumbling down Main St./ Alpha Rd.
8:50 p.m. Suspicious incident, two Mopeds, Main St.
9:12 p.m. Activity heard, no lights, Reservoir St.
3:15 a.m. Suspicious person going into shed, Edgewood Dr.
4:19 a.m. Suspicious vehicle speeding down the road and pulling into several
driveways, Wachusett St.
9:35 a.m. Person dressed in camouflage walking into the woods with large firearm, Wachusett/Bullard St.
11:18 a.m. Assist with vehicle lockout, Main St.
1:59 p.m. Check on individuals possibly intoxicated, Shrewsbury St.
7:22 p.m. Police check on four youths walking down driveway of business, Princeton St.
9:32 p.m. Police check fields on Main St. for kids
10:08 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, Main St.
11:44 p.m. Barking dog complaint, Holden St.
p.m. Group of kids in front of business, Main St.
9:46 p.m. Music coming from woods, Wachusett St.
11:20 p.m. Loud music, Wachusett St./Blair Dr.
2:17 p.m. Loose horse from farm, Bullard St.
4:38 p.m. Ammunition shot off in area of Moore State Park, Oak and Nanigian Ln.
5:43 p.m. Person at station reports his shrub was dug up and dragged to Davis Hill Rd.
11:51 p.m. Assist citizen looking for Austin, Texas, PD phone number, Pleasant St.
2:20 p.m. Employees from business on strike followed by group of employees they believe may be intoxicated, Pleasant St.
5:37 p.m. Female at station turning in ammunition found in her home, Pleasant St.
9:34 p.m. Suspicious people in the road, Eagle Ln.
5:32 p.m. Suspicious female in all-black clothing taking photos of houses, Davis Hill Rd.
12:32 p.m. Sheet metal screws in road, Pleasant/Grove Sts.
9:11 p.m. Suspicious vehicle at cemetery, Connor Ln. Police find many people attempting to communicate with the deceased
9:32 p.m. Suspicious person wearing hooded sweatshirt at intersection of Hobbs Rd. and Rte.140 N. Person had argument with parents
12:37 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, Ball Hill Rd.
8:59 p.m. Suspicious vehicle parked beside Gates Rd.
11:55 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, Mountain Rd.
2:49 p.m. Two loose dogs, Merriam/E. Princeton Rds.
p.m. Police transport person to home on E. Princeton Rd. from Worcester Rd.
9:16 p.m. Report of loud noise then mailbox found, Beaman Rd.
9:36 p.m. Caller reports mailbox in road, Clearings Way
10:52 p.m. Police report low battery in smoke detector making chirping noises, Radford Rd.
3:03 p.m. Stray cat and kittens on deck of home, Turkey Hill Trl.
4:05 p.m. Police out with citizen with complaint of suspicious activity, Maple Ave.
8:44 p.m. Sick mink, euthanized and head sent to Boston to check for rabies, Pommogussett Rd.
9:22 p.m. Four youths in dark clothing walking in road, Main St.
4:12 p.m. Loud music coming from basketball court, Memorial Dr.
4:55 p.m. Request for assistance with residential lockout, Main St.
7:24 p.m. Three male youths in back yard of abandoned building, Inwood/Birchwood Rds.
8:11 p.m. Group of youths tore down basketball hoop, Male Ave.
Wallet found, Main St.
11:00 a.m. Break-in to vehicle overnight, items taken and mailboxes damaged,
Campbell St.12:21 p.m. Person at station to report theft of
medications, Main St.
5:38 p.m. Gun shots in woods near rail trail
4:08 p.m. Loud music from Pommogussett Rd./Simon Davis Dr. area
4:58 p.m. Request for officer to respond to verbal altercation with neighbor, Simon Davis Dr.
10:30 a.m. A bird, banded on both legs, has been at caller’s home for a week, Gates Rd.
9:56 a.m. Female requesting assistance getting into home, does not have house keys, Patriots Way
1:49 p.m. Two roosters loose in yard, Chace Hill Rd.
9:19 p.m. Motorist reports male lying on side of Clinton Road, not moving. Person was resting from walk from Clinton
11:48 p.m. Report of vehicle with passenger door open beside road for long time, Metropolitan Rd.
9:29 p.m. Bat in home flying from second floor to basement, Meetinghouse
Hill Rd. Neighbor came with net and got bat
8:29 a.m. Loose cows in Lucas Rd.
11:54 a.m. Report of “weird” acting squirrel, doing flips and walking slowly,
Metropolitan Rd.
8:59 a.m. Youth on dirt bike, fled down street to Clinton town line. Lancaster PD advised
10:34 a.m. Report of sick fox near Chocksett Rd.
8:17 p.m. Kittens spotted through hole in fence, Worcester Rd.
8:50 p.m. Complaint about barking dog, Maple St.
10:04 a.m. People going door-to-door handing out flyers, Meetinghouse Hill Rd.
3:29 p.m. Caller found feces in her mailbox, Griffin Rd.
[Editor's note: There were 18 suspicious items this week and five lock-outs]
Holden
Monday -- August 8
2:34 a.m. Male sitting on guardrail with bag, Main St. Person has housing issues6:55 a.m. Male sitting in car at end of Greystone Dr.
9:33 a.m. Wild animal call, Redgate Ln.
2:19 p.m. Police remove kids from parking lot, Main St.
4:47 p.m. Group of kids throwing rocks and sticks at each other, Main
St./Boyden Rd.
8:28 p.m. Request for officer to check vehicle parked on field, Salisbury St.
10:30 p.m. Police check on two people at football field, Main St.
Tuesday -- August 9
1:37 a.m. Group of youths paintballing in neighborhood, Wachusett St.8:27 a.m. Person at station for car seat installation, Main St.
11:02 a.m. Several calls and walk-in complaints about protestors in front of post office
11:28 a.m. Kids on bikes hopping over islands in parking lot, senior center, Main St.
4:44 p.m. Loose bulldog causing traffic problems, Highland St.
8:25 p.m. Report of “drag” racing, Lowell Ave.
Wednesday -- August 10
3:42 a.m. Three or four full trash cans in middle of Manning St.10:03 a.m. Assist with car seat installation, Main St.
12:46 p.m. Town manager closed library for hour while bat is captured, Highland St.
2:03 p.m. Police assist females with flat tire, Main St.
3:13 p.m. Ten teenagers throwing junk objects in roadway, Woodland/Phillips Rds.
3:18 p.m. Skateboarders at church, Princeton St.
4:54 p.m. Vehicle passed vehicle, party pulled over and argument ensued, Broad St., Jefferson
7:11 p.m. Police assist person locked out of vehicle, Shrewsbury St.
Thursday -- August 11
8:27 a.m. Man advising he will be conducting surveillance on Reservoir St.8:49 a.m. Suspicious vehicle in front of house, Wachusett St.
1:27 p.m. Suspicious vehicle with two males, Centerwood Dr.
8:16 p.m. Person stumbling down Main St./ Alpha Rd.
8:50 p.m. Suspicious incident, two Mopeds, Main St.
9:12 p.m. Activity heard, no lights, Reservoir St.
Friday -- August 12
12:27 a.m. White truck speeding up and down Bailey Rd., doing burnouts3:15 a.m. Suspicious person going into shed, Edgewood Dr.
4:19 a.m. Suspicious vehicle speeding down the road and pulling into several
driveways, Wachusett St.
9:35 a.m. Person dressed in camouflage walking into the woods with large firearm, Wachusett/Bullard St.
11:18 a.m. Assist with vehicle lockout, Main St.
1:59 p.m. Check on individuals possibly intoxicated, Shrewsbury St.
7:22 p.m. Police check on four youths walking down driveway of business, Princeton St.
9:32 p.m. Police check fields on Main St. for kids
10:08 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, Main St.
11:44 p.m. Barking dog complaint, Holden St.
Saturday -- August 13
2:42 a.m. Suspicious vehicle in parking lot, Salisbury St.p.m. Group of kids in front of business, Main St.
9:46 p.m. Music coming from woods, Wachusett St.
11:20 p.m. Loud music, Wachusett St./Blair Dr.
Sunday -- August 14
12:23 a.m. Possible gunshots, Twinbrooke Dr.2:17 p.m. Loose horse from farm, Bullard St.
Paxton
Monday -- August 8
2:58 p.m. Person threw beer can out of vehicle window, Pleasant St.4:38 p.m. Ammunition shot off in area of Moore State Park, Oak and Nanigian Ln.
5:43 p.m. Person at station reports his shrub was dug up and dragged to Davis Hill Rd.
Tuesday -- August 9
2:42 p.m. Vehicle lockout, police assist, Pleasant St.Wednesday -- August 10
7:50 a.m. Caller found white dog with black spots with Delaware tags, Boynton Pkwy.11:51 p.m. Assist citizen looking for Austin, Texas, PD phone number, Pleasant St.
Thursday -- August 11
11:01 a.m. Dog barking for long time, Pleasant St.2:20 p.m. Employees from business on strike followed by group of employees they believe may be intoxicated, Pleasant St.
5:37 p.m. Female at station turning in ammunition found in her home, Pleasant St.
9:34 p.m. Suspicious people in the road, Eagle Ln.
Friday -- August 12
5:18 p.m. Stray cat in area has started to bite people and is trying to attack another cat through the window, Bel Arbor Dr.5:32 p.m. Suspicious female in all-black clothing taking photos of houses, Davis Hill Rd.
Saturday -- August 13
6:19 a.m. Suspicious vehicle parked on Suomi St12:32 p.m. Sheet metal screws in road, Pleasant/Grove Sts.
Princeton
Monday -- August 8
4:40 p.m. Request for welfare check on employee that didn’t show up for work, Rocky Pond Rd. Person has moved9:11 p.m. Suspicious vehicle at cemetery, Connor Ln. Police find many people attempting to communicate with the deceased
9:32 p.m. Suspicious person wearing hooded sweatshirt at intersection of Hobbs Rd. and Rte.140 N. Person had argument with parents
Tuesday -- August 9
10:44 a.m.911 abandoned call, Mountain Rd. School group spoken to about phone use12:37 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, Ball Hill Rd.
Wednesday -- August 10
12:54 p.m. Several TVs and computer monitors dumped near brook on dirt section of Houghton Rd.8:59 p.m. Suspicious vehicle parked beside Gates Rd.
Thursday -- August 11
10:07 a.m. Caller reports unleashed dogs chased her while bicycling, Thompson Rd.11:55 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, Mountain Rd.
Friday -- August 12
11:42 a.m. Suspicious motorcycle in driveway, Pine Hill Rd.Saturday -- August 13
p.m. Report that lug nuts on rear tire were loosened, Boylston Ave.2:49 p.m. Two loose dogs, Merriam/E. Princeton Rds.
p.m. Police transport person to home on E. Princeton Rd. from Worcester Rd.
9:16 p.m. Report of loud noise then mailbox found, Beaman Rd.
9:36 p.m. Caller reports mailbox in road, Clearings Way
Sunday -- August 14
11:28 a.m. Police serve immediate threat revocation for person’s driver’s license after finding person sitting in vehicle passenger seat in driveway, Worcester Rd.10:52 p.m. Police report low battery in smoke detector making chirping noises, Radford Rd.
Rutland
Monday -- August 8
8:32 a.m. Shrewsbury PD requests Rutland officer go to home on Sassawanna Rd. and ask person to call them regarding a boat3:03 p.m. Stray cat and kittens on deck of home, Turkey Hill Trl.
4:05 p.m. Police out with citizen with complaint of suspicious activity, Maple Ave.
8:44 p.m. Sick mink, euthanized and head sent to Boston to check for rabies, Pommogussett Rd.
9:22 p.m. Four youths in dark clothing walking in road, Main St.
Tuesday -- August 9
4:54 p.m. Dog in yard attempted to bite person trying to get into house, Peters Ave.Wednesday -- August 10
2:59 P.M. Group of teenagers on roadside mooning cars going by, River Rd.Friday -- August 12
2:36 p.m. Report of health hazard at building where people are removing paint, Main St.4:12 p.m. Loud music coming from basketball court, Memorial Dr.
4:55 p.m. Request for assistance with residential lockout, Main St.
7:24 p.m. Three male youths in back yard of abandoned building, Inwood/Birchwood Rds.
8:11 p.m. Group of youths tore down basketball hoop, Male Ave.
Wallet found, Main St.
Saturday -- August 13
8:44 a.m. Police assist person locked out of vehicle, Main St.11:00 a.m. Break-in to vehicle overnight, items taken and mailboxes damaged,
Campbell St.12:21 p.m. Person at station to report theft of
medications, Main St.
5:38 p.m. Gun shots in woods near rail trail
Sunday -- August 14
4:29 p.m. Gun shots heard near Prison Camp Rd.4:08 p.m. Loud music from Pommogussett Rd./Simon Davis Dr. area
4:58 p.m. Request for officer to respond to verbal altercation with neighbor, Simon Davis Dr.
Sterling
Monday -- August 8
9:52 a.m. Large turtle in Chocksett Rd.10:30 a.m. A bird, banded on both legs, has been at caller’s home for a week, Gates Rd.
Tuesday -- August 9
3:12 a.m. Transport female to Clinton town line9:56 a.m. Female requesting assistance getting into home, does not have house keys, Patriots Way
1:49 p.m. Two roosters loose in yard, Chace Hill Rd.
9:19 p.m. Motorist reports male lying on side of Clinton Road, not moving. Person was resting from walk from Clinton
11:48 p.m. Report of vehicle with passenger door open beside road for long time, Metropolitan Rd.
Wednesday -- August 10
9:26 a.m. Vandalism by BB gun pellet, broken window in house, Laurelwood Rd.9:29 p.m. Bat in home flying from second floor to basement, Meetinghouse
Hill Rd. Neighbor came with net and got bat
Thursday -- August 11
12:22 a.m. Truck in yard, putting lights on and off, Pratts Jct. Rd.8:29 a.m. Loose cows in Lucas Rd.
11:54 a.m. Report of “weird” acting squirrel, doing flips and walking slowly,
Metropolitan Rd.
Friday -- August 12
12:10 a.m. Suspicious vehicle outside home, James Rd.8:59 a.m. Youth on dirt bike, fled down street to Clinton town line. Lancaster PD advised
10:34 a.m. Report of sick fox near Chocksett Rd.
8:17 p.m. Kittens spotted through hole in fence, Worcester Rd.
8:50 p.m. Complaint about barking dog, Maple St.
Saturday -- August 13
1:13 a.m. Several youths hanging around house and running around development, Patriots Way10:04 a.m. People going door-to-door handing out flyers, Meetinghouse Hill Rd.
3:29 p.m. Caller found feces in her mailbox, Griffin Rd.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Can i complain one more time about HP printer softrware?
I needed to install an HP printer driver. at a customer site. The system, as I later learned, in part as a result of receiving this error, had other problems that needed attention. The error message that the HP software displayed, however, was a bit opaque:
Can i complain one more time about HP printer softrware?
I needed to install an HP printer driver. at a customer site. The system, as I later learned, in part as a result of receiving this error, had other problems that needed attention. The error message that the HP software displayed, however, was a bit opaque:
Saturday, August 13, 2011
WHDH News - too happy to report the latest news
We usually watch the 10PM news on Fox 25 because a) it's good to yell at the TV before going to sleep, b) we're not going to stay up for the 11:00 news and c) it's the better of the two Boston offerings. Charter offers a 10PM news show in conjunction with NECN. We don't yell at them as much.
Last night, there was a football game on channel 25, so we watched the WHDH news instead. Yikes.
One quick example. They ran a feel-good feature about the guy in Rhode Island who offered up his Starbucks card.
The anchors offered a smarmy, Yankee-Candle-scented commentary about paying it forward. They didn't report, however, that they hadn't bothered to report that the service was being shut down by Starbuck's as of 7PM PDT yesterday (10PM Boston time).
Last night, there was a football game on channel 25, so we watched the WHDH news instead. Yikes.
One quick example. They ran a feel-good feature about the guy in Rhode Island who offered up his Starbucks card.
The anchors offered a smarmy, Yankee-Candle-scented commentary about paying it forward. They didn't report, however, that they hadn't bothered to report that the service was being shut down by Starbuck's as of 7PM PDT yesterday (10PM Boston time).
WHDH News - too happy to report the latest news
We usually watch the 10PM news on Fox 25 because a) it's good to yell at the TV before going to sleep, b) we're not going to stay up for the 11:00 news and c) it's the better of the two Boston offerings. Charter offers a 10PM news show in conjunction with NECN. We don't yell at them as much.
Last night, there was a football game on channel 25, so we watched the WHDH news instead. Yikes.
One quick example. They ran a feel-good feature about the guy in Rhode Island who offered up his Starbucks card.
The anchors offered a smarmy, Yankee-Candle-scented commentary about paying it forward. They didn't report, however, that they hadn't bothered to report that the service was being shut down by Starbuck's as of 7PM PDT yesterday (10PM Boston time).
Last night, there was a football game on channel 25, so we watched the WHDH news instead. Yikes.
One quick example. They ran a feel-good feature about the guy in Rhode Island who offered up his Starbucks card.
The anchors offered a smarmy, Yankee-Candle-scented commentary about paying it forward. They didn't report, however, that they hadn't bothered to report that the service was being shut down by Starbuck's as of 7PM PDT yesterday (10PM Boston time).
Friday, August 12, 2011
Jobs in suburbia
This is part of a series of jobs offered or sought on craigslist: worcester
OFFICE ASSISTANT - PEFECT FOR STUDENTS (Hollison )
Pat-time job offer
Are you willing to work form comfort of your home, and still make some reasonable amount of money? Please kindly respond to our e-mail for more info.
- Compensation: $500-2000 $per month
- ...
promotional models needed (central ma, worcester )TRAK PRODUCTIONS A CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS BASED COMPANY IS SEEKING FEMALE PROMOTIONAL BRAND AMBASSADORS FOR DIFFERENT BEER AND LIQUOR PRODUCTS. WE ARE CURRENTLY GEARING UP FOR OUR BUSY SCHOOL/FALL SEASON. THIS JOB IS PART-TIME JOB , EACH PROMOTION EVENT IS A MINIMUM 2 HOURS. ALL INTERESTED MUST BE OUTGOING, FRIENDLY, AND NOT AFFRAID TO TALK TO CUSTOMERS AT LIQUOR STORE/BARS/RESTAURANT/NIGHTCLUBS. ALSO YOU MUST HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION ( YOU MUST HAVE A CAR/TRUCK/SUV YOU CANT COUNT ON A FRIEND TO DRIVE YOU. ) ALSO YOU MUST BE ABLE TO WORK ON A INDIVIDUAL BASES AND MINOR PAPERWORK WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETED. ALSO YOU MUST BE 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDERWrentham Outlets Fudgery (Wrentham, MA)
The Fudgery at the Wrentham Outlets is hiring!!! Here, vocally talented people are able to express themselves daily while selling and making fudge. We are looking for talented, bright, and dedicated individuals to join our successful team!! Hours and wages may vary depending upon previous experience. There is opportunity for advancement!
Requirements: Sales: ability to sing, have a positive attitude and be a solid cleaner.
Requirements: Candy: ability to sing, have a positive attitude, solid cleaner, and lift a minimum of 50 LBS.
Exotic Dancers needed for immediate availability (Worcester)
Exotic dancers needed for gentleman's club.Experience preferred but not necessary.Pay starts at 8 dollars an hour.Immediate availability required.For immediate consideration please reply with contact info, experience, availability, and photographs.Psychics wanted (Worcester)
Experienced Psychic - Tarot - Readers needed for Major established Network. Work directly for us. Get paid directly from us. Must be HONEST - RELIABLE - and you must want to work! Gypsy clans need not apply..we know who you are.
We are looking for Phone Psychics who REALLY want to help people and who have experience.
Jobs in suburbia
This is part of a series of jobs offered or sought on craigslist: worcester
OFFICE ASSISTANT - PEFECT FOR STUDENTS (Hollison )
Pat-time job offer
Are you willing to work form comfort of your home, and still make some reasonable amount of money? Please kindly respond to our e-mail for more info.
- Compensation: $500-2000 $per month
- ...
promotional models needed (central ma, worcester )
TRAK PRODUCTIONS A CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS BASED COMPANY IS SEEKING FEMALE PROMOTIONAL BRAND AMBASSADORS FOR DIFFERENT BEER AND LIQUOR PRODUCTS. WE ARE CURRENTLY GEARING UP FOR OUR BUSY SCHOOL/FALL SEASON. THIS JOB IS PART-TIME JOB , EACH PROMOTION EVENT IS A MINIMUM 2 HOURS. ALL INTERESTED MUST BE OUTGOING, FRIENDLY, AND NOT AFFRAID TO TALK TO CUSTOMERS AT LIQUOR STORE/BARS/RESTAURANT/NIGHTCLUBS. ALSO YOU MUST HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION ( YOU MUST HAVE A CAR/TRUCK/SUV YOU CANT COUNT ON A FRIEND TO DRIVE YOU. ) ALSO YOU MUST BE ABLE TO WORK ON A INDIVIDUAL BASES AND MINOR PAPERWORK WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETED. ALSO YOU MUST BE 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER
Wrentham Outlets Fudgery (Wrentham, MA)
The Fudgery at the Wrentham Outlets is hiring!!! Here, vocally talented people are able to express themselves daily while selling and making fudge. We are looking for talented, bright, and dedicated individuals to join our successful team!! Hours and wages may vary depending upon previous experience. There is opportunity for advancement!
Requirements: Sales: ability to sing, have a positive attitude and be a solid cleaner.
Requirements: Candy: ability to sing, have a positive attitude, solid cleaner, and lift a minimum of 50 LBS.
Exotic Dancers needed for immediate availability (Worcester)
Exotic dancers needed for gentleman's club.Experience preferred but not necessary. Pay starts at 8 dollars an hour. Immediate availability required. For immediate consideration please reply with contact info, experience, availability, and photographs.
Psychics wanted (Worcester)
Experienced Psychic - Tarot - Readers needed for Major established Network. Work directly for us. Get paid directly from us. Must be HONEST - RELIABLE - and you must want to work! Gypsy clans need not apply..we know who you are.
We are looking for Phone Psychics who REALLY want to help people and who have experience.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Job creationism
The Wall Street Journal reports uncritically on a U.S. Chamber of Commerce study (PDF) that shows how state labor laws help or hinder job creation.
According to the 116-page study, Massachusetts is ranked in the lowest of three tiers for job-creation friendliness. The list includes the usual suspects: most of the Northeastern states, the industrial Midwest and, of course, California. Favored states include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, MississippiNorth Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, andVirginia.
If, as the study concludes, the goal is job creation, then let's have a quick look at the most recent unemployment figures. According to the May 2011 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Northeast is doing best of all of the regions in the country. .How's Massachusetts doing? 7.6%. Not the best, but better than Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, MississippiNorth Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, . Of those favored by the Chamber of Commerce, only Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, andVirginia. And, let's not forget the Virginia is the beneficiary of a lot of federal spending.
The Chamber rates favorably those states which do not have labor laws, such a plant-shutdown notification, overtime provisions, or higher minimum wage laws than those specified by federal law.. The Chamber likes Texas.
Mike Masnick at Techdirt notes in Politicians, Innovation & The Paradox Of Job Creation that the entanglement of politics and job creation is far more complex and that, further, job creation quite often comes as the result of some profound earlier job loss. (Telephone operators losing thee jobs even as the telecommunications industry is booming.)
In addition, Ayla Rosen at BostInnovation reports on a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bureau of Business Research study that concludes New York Tops 2011 State Entrepreneurship Index, Mass in at #3.
Politicians and chambers of commerce like to boost job numbers, even if those jobs are low-paying, go-nowhere positions that are vulnerable to the next wave of economic and technical innovation. It makes headlines, but doesn't build a good future.
According to the 116-page study, Massachusetts is ranked in the lowest of three tiers for job-creation friendliness. The list includes the usual suspects: most of the Northeastern states, the industrial Midwest and, of course, California. Favored states include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, MississippiNorth Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, andVirginia.
If, as the study concludes, the goal is job creation, then let's have a quick look at the most recent unemployment figures. According to the May 2011 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Northeast is doing best of all of the regions in the country. .How's Massachusetts doing? 7.6%. Not the best, but better than Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, MississippiNorth Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, . Of those favored by the Chamber of Commerce, only Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, andVirginia. And, let's not forget the Virginia is the beneficiary of a lot of federal spending.
The Chamber rates favorably those states which do not have labor laws, such a plant-shutdown notification, overtime provisions, or higher minimum wage laws than those specified by federal law.. The Chamber likes Texas.
Factors contributing to the state’s “good” ranking:According to David Drumm, writing in Rick Perry’s Job Creation Miracle on Jonathan Turley's law blog, Texas has parlayed a high percentage of minimum wage jobs with little or no health insurance coverage into a job-creation myth. The state is also running a $27 billion budget deficit.
- Strong right-to-work protections
- State law prohibiting political subdivisions from enacting higher minimum wage
- Overtime requirements set by federal law
- Strong support for at-will employment doctrine
- No state WARN-type requirements beyond federal law
Mike Masnick at Techdirt notes in Politicians, Innovation & The Paradox Of Job Creation that the entanglement of politics and job creation is far more complex and that, further, job creation quite often comes as the result of some profound earlier job loss. (Telephone operators losing thee jobs even as the telecommunications industry is booming.)
In addition, Ayla Rosen at BostInnovation reports on a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bureau of Business Research study that concludes New York Tops 2011 State Entrepreneurship Index, Mass in at #3.
Politicians and chambers of commerce like to boost job numbers, even if those jobs are low-paying, go-nowhere positions that are vulnerable to the next wave of economic and technical innovation. It makes headlines, but doesn't build a good future.
Job creationism
The Wall Street Journal reports uncritically on a U.S. Chamber of Commerce study (PDF) that shows how state labor laws help or hinder job creation.
According to the 116-page study, Massachusetts is ranked in the lowest of three tiers for job-creation friendliness. The list includes the usual suspects: most of the Northeastern states, the industrial Midwest and, of course, California. Favored states include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.
If, as the study concludes, the goal is job creation, then let's have a quick look at the most recent unemployment figures. According to the May 2011 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Northeast is doing best of all of the regions in the country. .How's Massachusetts doing? 7.6%. Not the best, but better than Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, . Of those favored by the Chamber of Commerce, only Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Virginia. And, let's not forget the Virginia is the beneficiary of a lot of federal spending.
The Chamber rates favorably those states which do not have labor laws, such a plant-shutdown notification, overtime provisions, or higher minimum wage laws than those specified by federal law.. The Chamber likes Texas.
Mike Masnick at Techdirt notes in Politicians, Innovation & The Paradox Of Job Creation that the entanglement of politics and job creation is far more complex and that, further, job creation quite often comes as the result of some profound earlier job loss. (Telephone operators losing thee jobs even as the telecommunications industry is booming.)
In addition, Ayla Rosen at BostInnovation reports on a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bureau of Business Research study that concludes New York Tops 2011 State Entrepreneurship Index, Mass in at #3.
Politicians and chambers of commerce like to boost job numbers, even if those jobs are low-paying, go-nowhere positions that are vulnerable to the next wave of economic and technical innovation. It makes headlines, but doesn't build a good future.
According to the 116-page study, Massachusetts is ranked in the lowest of three tiers for job-creation friendliness. The list includes the usual suspects: most of the Northeastern states, the industrial Midwest and, of course, California. Favored states include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.
If, as the study concludes, the goal is job creation, then let's have a quick look at the most recent unemployment figures. According to the May 2011 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Northeast is doing best of all of the regions in the country. .How's Massachusetts doing? 7.6%. Not the best, but better than Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, . Of those favored by the Chamber of Commerce, only Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Virginia. And, let's not forget the Virginia is the beneficiary of a lot of federal spending.
The Chamber rates favorably those states which do not have labor laws, such a plant-shutdown notification, overtime provisions, or higher minimum wage laws than those specified by federal law.. The Chamber likes Texas.
Factors contributing to the state’s “good” ranking:According to David Drumm, writing in Rick Perry’s Job Creation Miracle on Jonathan Turley's law blog, Texas has parlayed a high percentage of minimum wage jobs with little or no health insurance coverage into a job-creation myth. The state is also running a $27 billion budget deficit.
- Strong right-to-work protections
- State law prohibiting political subdivisions from enacting higher minimum wage
- Overtime requirements set by federal law
- Strong support for at-will employment doctrine
- No state WARN-type requirements beyond federal law
Mike Masnick at Techdirt notes in Politicians, Innovation & The Paradox Of Job Creation that the entanglement of politics and job creation is far more complex and that, further, job creation quite often comes as the result of some profound earlier job loss. (Telephone operators losing thee jobs even as the telecommunications industry is booming.)
In addition, Ayla Rosen at BostInnovation reports on a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bureau of Business Research study that concludes New York Tops 2011 State Entrepreneurship Index, Mass in at #3.
Politicians and chambers of commerce like to boost job numbers, even if those jobs are low-paying, go-nowhere positions that are vulnerable to the next wave of economic and technical innovation. It makes headlines, but doesn't build a good future.
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